Military aircraft design of the Cold War era could be described as akin to physics, or, more specifically, to Newton’s Third Law of motion, which states, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” From lessons learned in the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force determi...
Long guns, medical gear, and comms — how you secure it, access it, and maintain it determines whether your vehicle is an asset or a liability when the call comes.
There is a certain clarity that comes with getting deep into the backcountry. Cell service fades, outside noise disappears, and your focus narrows to terrain, weather, time, and decision-making. That is a big part of why many of us seek it out in the first place. That clarity also comes with resp...
Passing the qual and being ready to shoot are not the same thing. Most agencies have built their training calendar around one and called it the other.
The policy looked fine in the meeting. It stopped working by Thursday night.
Hearing, comms, performance, and downstream liability all get better when the rifle is less abusive to everyone standing near it.
The citizen militia lives. The Republic endures. The responsibility to protect both remains with us.
A weekly look at duty-grade gear, training, and decisions that have to work on your worst day—not just photograph well on someone else’s best day.